GABRIELA SOLON UNIMPRESSED AS FORBES TAGS GMA AS 41ST MOST POWERFUL

“This means nothing to ordinary Filipino women. We do not take pride in having President Arroyo tagged as the 41st most powerful woman in the world.”
Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza as Forbes magazine released its list of the world’s most powerful women, which included President Arroyo in the 41st slot.
According to Maza, [...]

GOVERNMENT OWES NURSES FIVE YEARS WORTH OF SALARY HIKE -MAZA

“The government owes Filipino nurses five years worth of salary increases. RA 9173 or the Nursing Act of 2002 which was supposed to upgrade the basic pay of government nurses from salary grade 10 to not lower than salary grade 15 has not been implemented year after year.”
Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza [...]

PASS RH BILL NOW TO HELP ADDRESS INCREASE IN HIV CASES -MAZA

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza today said the reported increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the country should prod Congress to immediately pass the Reproductive Health Bill.
The Department of Health has announced that an average of 29 HIV cases a month have been reported in 2007 and 2008, [...]

GABRIELA SOLONS SEEK PROBE ON US INTRUSION, AGENDA IN MINDANAO

Gabriela Women’s Party Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan initiated today the filing of  House Resolution 754 “A Resolution Directing the House of Representatives Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Peace, Reconciliation and Unity to investigate the alleged intrusion of the United States government into the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of [...]

PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS BEFORE CHARTER CHANGE -MAZA

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today called on Congress to stop yielding to Malacanang’s call for Charter Change. “Let us not allow Congress to become the wielder of the wedge that will divide our people further. This is the last thing our country needs.”
Following the turmoil in Mindanao that came in the heels of [...]

DESPITE TALKS OF RENEGOTIATION: INTENSIFIED MILITARIZATION, ARROYO’S DDR TO ERODE MUTUAL CONFIDENCE IN GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza today renewed calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and bombings in contested areas in Mindanao and for the immediate resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
“The call for peace is urgent. Intensified militarization will only further erode the mutual confidence required [...]

UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT PUSHING UNPOPULAR CHACHA IS SUICIDE; ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR ANTI-CHACHA MOVEMENT

“Its all systems go for the Anti-Cha-cha movement. Charter change has consistently been rejected and it will be rejected once more.” Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza as Malacanang announced that it’s now “all systems go” for Charter Change.
“We have no doubts that the people’s movement will once more thwart this devious plot. [...]

GMA’s CHA-CHA ROUTE TAINTED WITH BANGSAMORO MURDER, TREACHERY -MAZA

“Putting on the line the slaughter of communities, deviously invoking the Bangsamoro’s rightful claim to their homeland and the peace process in laying the carefully calculated plan for Charter Change cannot be anything but mass murder and outright treachery.”
Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza in a press conference denouncing President Arroyo’s renewed bid [...]

ESPERON BLUNDER IS TESTAMENT OF GMA’S PEACE POLICY

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today joined calls for the immediate resignation of Peace Adviser Hermogenes Esperon.
“He is not worthy of his position. The Memorandum of Agreement that supposedly marked a breakthrough in the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has failed to undergo a thorough and sincere process of consultation [...]

INFLATION RATES TO INTENSIFY HUNGER; REVEAL GMA FAILURE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza toady called for immediate price intervention from the Arroyo government with runaway inflation, now at 12.2%, hitting the poor hardest.
“The rising inflation rate brought about by an unending increase in food prices betrays the failure of the so-called “Katas ng VAT” poverty alleviation measures that the Arroyo has pompously [...]